Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18
AGAIN THE BLIZZARD.
A Blower and a Shower Which Blocked
Dak0ta Railroads.

A lowe and a shower Which Blocke
Dakota Railroads.
With the close OF yesterdays miat,
came a warniog from the northwest tba
the blizzard was abroad again and wa
tearing down upon US in all its prietin,
vigor. AT dark the advance guard o
furious wind flung itself upon us ane
soon the powdered snow began to fill The
air. All night long the gale howled anc
the n drifts piled themselves In theil
accustomed places and this morning the
CONCEALED embsnkments Street Commits.
sioner Stewart had SO carefully removed
had all returned and we're awaiting his
official inspection. The weather was no!
severely cold, ten degrees above zero be.
ing morning record. Daring the fore
noon the war of the elements continued,
but this afternoon there has come a sub
sidence and the sun shines from an I'M
clouded sky.
The storm which cam to us with the
shades of night ragged through all of yes
terday in the northward region. Advices
from Huron and Pierre are
that it was tie worst blizzard of the
season. In the afternoon all trains on
the Northwestern's Dakota system were
suspended. West, north and east from
Huron the storm was reported as raging
with great fury. At Pierre there was a
forty mile wind and o heavy NOW fall,
which seals the doom OF thousands of
cattle on the ranges west of that city.
They havo had q hard winter but this
last storm overoomes their weakened vi
tality and losses are reported heavy. Up
the valley Of the Jim, in the Aberdeen
neighborhood, the blizzard began yester-
day morning and continued during the
day, blookading all railroads snd cutting
off communication from every direction.
Aberdeen reports are that the storm
extended eastward far into Minnesota.
Sioux City reports are that the storm
covered the region west, north and east
of that point and was particularly severe
In central and southern Dakota.
The Northwestern railroad running i'm
to this city appears to be effectually
blookaded. Last evenings trains failed
to arrive and zone have been sent ont
to-day IN that line. The telegraph
wires along the Northwestern are all dis
abled by the storm and nothing can be
learned to-day regarding conditions
northward and eastward or the probable
ity Of q resumption of traffic. The al
ways reliable Milwaukee is open east
ward from this city and trains are rum
ming between here here and Sioux City
nearly IN time. The regular passenger
arrived last night and departed this
morning and the mixed tram from the
east arrived this forenoon a couple OF
hours late. rEihe delay wal not
occasioned by snow on its
route. Up to three O'clock
this afternoon the mixed train, which
was destined for Mitchell, had not at
tempted the northwest passage through
the asylum cut and over the Beaver creek
hills and will probably return to Sioux
City from here tonight. This is another
thing Mitchell failed to get from Yank-
ton. The only mail received since yes
terday has come via Sioux City, up the
bottom route.
The storm is quieting down and the
snow is melting in the sunny spots. 1t
will o change to water and this, we
hope, will be the last blow out of the
season.